Another ripper of a punk show. Richmond’s Ultimate Disaster is coming through with The Triangle’s own Starving Bomb and From Below.
ULTIMATE DISASTER
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“ULTIMATE DISASTER plays orthodox D-beat, meaning they don’t stray far from the “te amo D-beat” philosophy. In fact, they stick to a very pure version of the formula, not so much aping DISCHARGE but emulating those aping DISCHARGE. Know what I mean? D-beat bands like ANGER BURNING or DEATHCHARGE or even HORRENDOUS. The sound is raw with a “live in the studio” feel, but it still sounds aggressive and impactful—not unlike ’80s peace punk, maybe. D-beat raw punk at its finest, and you can tell that ULTIMATE DISASTER knows exactly what they want to do and how to do it. The D-beat path is a well-trodden one that many think is easy but it is hard to do well something as seemingly and deceptively simple as a good DISCHARGE rip-off. It requires taste and faith in the beauty of the D, and this band has both.” – Maximum Rock & Roll
STARVING BOMB
FROM BELOW
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“From Below is a new band featuring Matt Miller (guitar) and Ernie Hayes (bass) from North Carolina metalcore vets Catharsis, vocalist Fred Freitas of Brazilian metalcore vets Point of No Return, and drummer Nathan Buchanan of H.C. McEntire‘s old band Bellafea. In a new interview with IDIOTEQ, Matt cited Discharge, Corrosion of Conformity, Crumbsuckers, Christian Death, Cro-Mags, Wolfbrigade, and Disfear as influences on this project.” – Brooklyn Vegan
